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Length 1:44 Paul shares about wofati buildings, an eco building that requires no heat or air conditioning, can be made from the materials on your woodland , and is quicker and cheaper to build than strawbale or cob . Their primary design changes are the exterior walls. Straw is not a particulary good insulation, and cob is beautiful, but requires a dumptruck of sharp sand, straw, and clay, and is very labor intensive. Ianto Evans created "Cobville." Paul mentions frustrations with...
Topics: podcast, permaculture, cob, strawbale, wofati, eco-building, Ianto Evans, Mike Oehler, Sepp Holzer
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Jul 6, 2011
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Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell discuss intentional community . Paul takes a look at human nature, and thinks that not everyone is pure and noble "when shit hits the fan." He does a little math, showing how with 12 people there are 66 relationships , talks about the failure rate of relationships in general, shares some stories told to him by intentional community author Diana Leafe Christian , and then goes into the advantages of having what is more or less a modern fiefdom ....
Topics: podcast, community, relationship, dictatorship, democracy, consensus, Diana Leafe Christian,...
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Jun 14, 2011
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Length 0:58 Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell review the movie, "Fresh." They compare it to other movies like Food Inc that are not particularly high on the Wheaton Eco Scale , but still important for audiences newer to the sustainable food movement. The movie has narration by Michael Pollan , author of Omnivore's Dilemma , and Joel Salatin , author of Everything I Want to Do is Illegal . Paul thinks it is important that these public figures begin using the word polyculture more often...
Topics: podcast, monoculture, polyculture, Joel Salatin, Michael Pollan, sustainable, natural, factory...
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Oct 24, 2011
10/11
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Length 1:23 Paul Wheaton and Kelda Miller review chapter one of the book, Sepp Holzer 's Permaculture. Sepp talks about his early childhood experiences, and the value of observation. When Sepp was 19, he went into the army, and got called out for his dad. His dad had gambling debts that were so big that he gave the farm to Sepp who payed the debts and mortgage. He then talks about past mistakes he's made, and the value of mistakes . Paul shares about his Master Gardeners training. Paul mentions...
Topics: podcast, permaculture, garden, Sepp Holzer, nature, terrace, farming, food, innovation
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Jun 28, 2011
06/11
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Length 0:35 Paul Wheaton and Helen Atthowe ; (website: www.veganicpermaculture.com ) discuss nutrients and soil in agricultural systems, often referring to the methods of Masanobu Fukuoka . They say that, ideally, compost tea and rock dust are unnecessary to utilize in a system, and they talk about adding carbon and replacing nitrogen , (such as by tilling in legumes ). All part of my grand permaculture empire. Including permaculture blogs , permaculture videos , permacutlure articles ,...
Topics: podcast, compost, permaculture, Fukuoka, agriculture, organic, compost tea, rock dust, carbon,...
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Nov 16, 2011
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Length 1:24 Paul Wheaton continues his conversation with Geoff Lawton . (The first part of the conversation is discussed here ). Geoff talks about the importance of cooperation rather than territorialism--we need to promote anybody we can, and offer education wherever possible. It is the opposite of how you might normally think about business. We want to maintain networks and exchanges of information, and give away more than we take. Geoff talks about layers of community (generations, cultures)...
Topics: podcast, permaculture, culture, food forests, international, desert, green, agriculture
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Oct 25, 2011
10/11
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Length 0:55 Paul Wheaton and Kelda Miller continue reviewing chapter 1 of Sepp Holzer 's Permaculture (the book). Sepp goes over some general questions concerning setting up a permaculture system. He then asks: what is your goal and what do you expect from your land? Paul talks about how both he and Sepp don't like to fit inside of the ideas those they consult have--they want to observe the land and do what seems appropriate, period. Sepp prefers to be able to just observe for the first year on...
Topics: podcast, permaculture, garden, Sepp Holzer, farm, cold climate, citrus, soil, mushrooms, indicator...
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Dec 11, 2011
12/11
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Length 2:26 Paul talks with Jack Spirko of thesurvivalpodcast.com on lessons from the forest . Some points: 1. Contour is king. The healthiest trees on Jack's forest were already on the contour lines. 2. The forest floor is a lake. There is about an inch of rainfall in the first 3 inches deep of forest. You don't irrigate what's already in a lake. Paul talks about bringing back creeks by thinking about the soil and fungus within it as a sponge. Trees pump water that is down deep up. 3. Slow...
Topics: podcast, permaculture, forest, jack spirko, water, agriculture, sustainable, green, sepp holzer
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May 10, 2012
05/12
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Length 0:39 Paul Wheaton talks to George, Mike, and Kelly at the May PDC with Michael Pilarski (Skeeter) in Dayton, MT. It is day 2, focusing on ethics. Everyone shares some things they've learned, and Paul talks about Skeeter's observation exercise he did in the PDC 7 years ago. Paul talks about the value for him of writing his observations down. They then get to the 3 ethics , and focus on the third ethic : returning the surplus, recently interpreted as fair share . They then learned the...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, Michael Pilarski, Skeeter, permaculture, ethics, nature
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Feb 22, 2012
02/12
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Paul Wheaton talks about holding true to your value set or having friends. Paul's started communities and left and they've fallen apart. He talks about when he feels it's appropriate to say, " Fuck off " versus when he is encouraging spreading the hugelkultur article to 50 million people . He talks about independent thought, and consensus models that "hold a gun to your head." He talks about being alone. He talks about the aloneness people like Sepp Holzer , Bill Mollison ,...
Topics: podcast, community, permaculture, progress, hostility, reddit, integrity, consensus, Paul Wheaton
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Apr 5, 2012
04/12
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Length 0:59 Paul Wheaton and Kelda Miller continue reviewing Sepp Holzer 's Permaculture Chapter 2. They discuss the section on Ways to Regulate Problem Plants . Paul talks about his master gardener teacher, Helen Atthowe . Sepp writes about the bark beetle, and Paul talks about the need to change one's mindset. Paul prefers the land to be messy and textured, like nature would be. Without habitat, there are no natural defenses against pests. Paul says, "Down with tidy!" Sepp uses his...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, Sepp Holzer, grains, perennials, seeds, livestock, weeds, wheat
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Jun 22, 2012
06/12
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Length 0:52 Paul Wheaton talks to " Jocelyn Campbell in the Forks, WA. They talk about working with north-facing slope . They respond to more listener questions . Paul talks about his food rating system, and his TV show idea. They wonder about reusing used motor oil . They talk about discerning quality somewhere like a farmers market , and the triggers that turn them off from certain farmers. Some triggers include level fields, flood plains , and poop too close to the garden. Paul talks...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, food, permaculture, farming, produce, agriculture, poop, farmers market,...
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Mar 5, 2012
03/12
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Length 1:03 Paul Wheaton talks with Jocelyn Campbell about some more listener questions . They talk about Paul's version of a rating system that Missoula 's Good Food Store could use, which is similar to Jack Spirko's Agritrue . They talk about requesting lard . Jocelyn would love to have a polyculture label . Helen Atthowe uses a veganic label. They talk about the cons about importing horse manure to fertilize with. They talk about a little girl's sweet potato experiment. They talk about the...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, organic, vegan, polyculture, food, conventional, recycling, fungi,...
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Apr 17, 2012
04/12
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Length 0:56 Paul Wheaton, Jocelyn Campbell, and Helen Atthowe respond to listener questions. Helen talks about soil testing and base saturation. Helen talks about "bad" compost, and the positive benefits of adding compost to your soil. They talk about some soils potentially being too rich. They discuss topsoil , and what is good or bad. Paul talks about organic matter for the soil, and the work of Ruth Stout . Helen shares what she has learned from Masanobu Fukuoka . Helen shares...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, Helen Allthowe, Masanobu Fukuoka, Sepp Holzer, Wes Jackson, polyculture,...
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Apr 9, 2012
04/12
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Length 1:26 Paul Wheaton and Lacia Bailey continue reviewing a video on Joel Salatin at a google event. Joel talks about food innovation being impeded by a number of laws. Visiting a CAFO requires a haz-mat suit and shoes dipped in chemicals. Paul talks about how he prefers to innovate in secrecy , so he is not shut down. Paul talks about planting an inpenetrable hedge around his potential property for privacy. Paul shares about an art teacher that discovered none of her students owned a...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, Joel Salatin, food, innovation, agriculture, legality, farm, sustainable
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Apr 2, 2012
04/12
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Length 1:17 Paul Wheaton and Kelda Miller continue reviewing Sepp Holzer 's Permaculture Chapter 2. They talk about creatively building markets, rather than doing what everybody else is. They also talk about turning problems into solutions. They talk about soil fertility and the polyculture approach in which nature lets you know what does well where. They talk about soil freezing, and how Sepp is proud when the soil biology is still active in the wintertime. Sepp lists good green manure crops....
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, Sepp Holzer, green manure, soil, fertility, winter, freeze, selling food,...
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Mar 16, 2012
03/12
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Length 0:29 Paul Wheaton talks with Jocelyn Campbell about Paul's brother, Tim, coming to Missoula to pick up a cattle trailer . They talk about selling farmer to restaurant or farmer to consumer , and financial motivation for going organic. Jocelyn talks about being willing to pay more for cleaner, healthier food. Make sure the cattle do not eat any pesistent herbicides. Paul talks about how feed affects the flavor . Paul suggests that with the help of marketing, he could get $20 a dozen eggs...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, cattle, organic, farm income, money, conventional farming, money, markets
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Jul 15, 2012
07/12
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Length 1:00 Paul Wheaton talks to Jocelyn Campbell about the movie, Farmageddon , which profiles several small farms that were unfairly raided and destroyed. One family raised raw milk , which cured her son's allergies. Joel Salatin says that these raids were warrantless, and bad science. They talk about mixed motivations for participating in these raids. They talk about not being able to simply buy from your neighbor, and how many fees organic growers have to pay and therefore charge their...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, permaculture, food, farming, legality, corruption, food politics,...
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Nov 9, 2012
11/12
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Paul Wheaton and Heath Carrey continue their discussion on sewage treatment and poop beasts that started in podcast 223. They continue with their concerns on using the wood from the poplar project because of the pharmaceutical, the chemicals, and the heavy metals that could be present in the poop Kool-Aid. Heath talks about what the poplar project site looked like before he started and describes the planting technique he used for the poplar. He says that after only 4 years, one can see that...
Topics: Permaculture, Paul Wheaton, Permies.com, wastewater, poop, humanure, Soil, poop beasts, poplar,...
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Aug 15, 2011
08/11
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Length 1:44 Paul Wheaton talks with Jack Spirko of The Survival Podcast . Jack shares about Bill Mollison's story, as well as about the immunity of self-reliant folks during economically harder times, like the Great Depression. Paul and Jack discuss the productive utilization of permaculture rather than hype. They emphasize creating profit, and how "permaculture" does not have to mean "stoned hippies." They share the value of being able to survive in the wild, and how that...
Topics: podcast, permaculture, jack spirko, Bill Mollison, survival, hippies, freedom, Allan Savory,...
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Jun 29, 2011
06/11
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Length 0:35 Paul Wheaton discusses the work of Sepp Holzer with a group that just watched the film "Farming with Nature" (see: permaculture presentation series by Paul Wheaton at the Missoula Public Library). The group discusses the colorado potato beetle , what "noxious" really means (not so bad as it sounds), the current state and agricultural potential on top of Mt. Sentinel, invasive species(invasive to when?), and jumping spiders and keeping away brown recluses. Paul...
Topics: podcast, Sepp Holzer, permaculture, noxious weeds, invasive plants, Masanobu Fukuoka, douglas firs,...
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Jun 4, 2012
06/12
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Length 0:31 Paul Wheaton talks to Bill about Sepp Holzer visiting. Paul and Sepp have gotten to hang out a lot. Sepp uses his greenhouses, not only for worms, but for other beneficial insects . Sepp has experimented with transplanting things from a greenhouse, but because of the shock factor, he prefers things, like tomatoes to grow from seed. Sepp does not like liners or pipes in his ponds, because he wants the water to always be in contact with the earth. Sepp claims that people only...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, Sepp Holzer, tomatoes, seed, water, allergies, farming, activism
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Jun 5, 2012
06/12
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Length 0:34 Paul Wheaton and Jack Spirko talk about Sepp Holzer 's visit to Dayton, MT. They talk about Sepp Holzer and transplanting tomatoes . They talk about making the big bucks with permaculture . They talk about huckleberries. Jack describes Sepp getting angry at the way a supermarket tree was grown and sold. Paul talks about apple trees from seed . They talk about stupid questions. They talk about how tall and steep to build a hugelkultur bed, as well as using trees as nails. They talk...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, Sepp Holzer, Jack Spirko, huckleberries, permaculture, fruit trees,...
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Dec 6, 2011
12/11
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Length 0:23 Paul reviews " The Man Who Planted Trees ," a beautifully animated short film, with Caleb and Krista. Paul gives a synopsis of the story. The film focuses on a man, Elzèar Bouffier, who by planting trees over the years brings back creeks to the desolate place he started with. Paul comments on biochar . They talk about how their description of the film does not do it justice--it is a piece of art. They compare "The Man Who Planted Trees" to " The Man Who...
Topics: podcast, permaculture, trees, biochar, creeks, restoration, art, French
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Sep 20, 2012
09/12
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Paul opens the podcast with a parrot joke and Jimmy Pardo playing music in the background. The Symphony of Seed & Soil Tour is at Ludemans outdoor furniture store :: http://www.ludemans.com/ :: in Beaverton, Oregon. Paul fields questions from the crowd concerning urban vs rural gardening, permaculture vs organic, and elaborates on topics such as the Wheaton ecoscale, flourescence lightbulbs, HMO, Monsanto, hugelkulture, monocrops, polyculture, food production, deer, beavers, and how much...
Topics: Wheaton ecoscale, flourescence lightbulbs, HMO, Monsanto, hugelkulture, permaculture vs organic,...
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Mar 4, 2012
03/12
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Paul Wheaton talks with Jocelyn Campbell about Wanderlust, the movie. It is a comedy about a couple that goes to live in an " intentional community ," which is more of a dysfunctonal commune . One funny part is having a "truth circle" in which everyone has had psychadelics in their tea without their knowing, and its just an opportunity to dump lots of hostile feelings. There is lots of free love and drugs. Paul talks about how music sharing is one of the coolest parts of...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, Wanderlust, commune, intentional community, hippies, comedy, music
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Jul 16, 2012
07/12
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Length 0:43 Paul Wheaton learns German with ÂÂ Susanne Schneider . Some words and expressions they cover include: house, idea, cat, girl, where is the toilet, pie , when is lunch, I'm hungry, I'm thirsty, which way is south, how cold does it get here, rain, snow, and how much precipitation is there here. They talk about masculine, feminine, and neutral articles for nouns. They talk about being formal and informal. They talk about German "coffee" on the weekends, which includes...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, German, Sepp Holzer, language, vocabulary, translation, permaculture
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Oct 17, 2011
10/11
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Length 1:32 Paul Wheaton and Kelly Ware read chapter 2 of Art Ludwig's " Create an Oasis with Greywater ." It starts with clarifying what your goals are, and what your workable situation is. Paul and Kelly talk about how a working leach field is important if you have a septic system. Saving water is important both for those downstream and because you have to deal with it when you're done with it. They mention the question of what to do if the shit hits the fan as septic pumps have an...
Topics: podcast, permaculture, garden, oasis, grey water, water, waste water, conservation, efficiency
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Sep 23, 2011
09/11
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Length 0:44 Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell talk about where Paul deviates from the permacultural norm . Before diving into it, Paul mentions tiptheweb.org , and his idea of Plum Nickel. Then, Jocelyn brings up how Paul differs from the permacultural mainstream in that he likes money, and the fact that different people earn different amounts of money. He has concerns with using cardboard, newspaper, or paper as mulch . He dislikes " lasagna gardening ." He mentions Horticulture of...
Topics: podcast, permaculture, deviation, mainstream, toxic, hippie
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Mar 10, 2012
03/12
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Length 0:49 Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell review the documentary, "Ingredients," in which farmers sell their food directly to restaurants. Jocelyn talks about the value of bringing those same fresh, flavorful foods home to eat too. Paul likes how dandelions appear in the gourmet dishes, and would love to see nettles do the same. Several farmers talked about growing specifically for flavor , and not just seeing food as a commodity. The movie also talks about fair pricing - letting...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, local food, flavor, farmers, nutrition, organic, income, health
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Jul 29, 2011
07/11
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Length 1:25 Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell discuss chapter 5 of Gaia's Garden , by Toby Hemenway . The chapter was on catching, conserving, and using water. Toby writes of "the 5 fold path to water wisdom," which includes: 1) having rich soil with lots of organic matter, 2) deep mulching 3) locating plants according to water needs 4) planting densely so leaves are shading the ground, and 5) soil contouring. Paul has a thread on permies on replacing irrigation with permaculture ....
Topics: podcast, gardening, water, organic, soil, conservation, permaculture, irrigation, greywater, water...
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Mar 8, 2011
03/11
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Jocelyn Campbell of jocelynsevents.com removes the last of the barriers for me to spit out a podcast. I want to thank all of the people that encouraged me to make a podcast and Jack Spirko of thesurvivalpodcast.com . I take on two questions in the beginning, the first is about raising chickens . The second is about my preference for doing permaculture inland. Then we get into the real discussion. I still didn't cover as much as I would like on this topic. The key is that this year I am still...
Topics: permaculture, electric heat, chickens, podcast, saving energy
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Dec 6, 2011
12/11
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Length 0:23 Paul reviews " The Man Who Planted Trees ," a beautifully animated short film, with Caleb and Krista. Paul gives a synopsis of the story. The film focuses on a man, Elzèar Bouffier, who by planting trees over the years brings back creeks to the desolate place he started with. Paul comments on biochar . They talk about how their description of the film does not do it justice--it is a piece of art. They compare "The Man Who Planted Trees" to " The Man Who...
Topics: podcast, permaculture, trees, biochar, creeks, restoration, art, French
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Jul 18, 2012
07/12
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Length 1:11 Paul Wheaton talks to Neil Bertrando about the book, " A Good Road Lies Easy on the Land ," by Paul Zeedyk, which fits well with keyline design . They have established the concept of induced meandering . They talk about rebuilding the crown in the spring. They talk about drainage failures and sediment movement. Paul says to slow water down before you get to a culvert, and to try and set up a system that doesn't require a culvert. Paul talks about a way around having a pond...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, permaculture, roads, keyline, rivers, floodplains, swales, slope, gravel
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May 24, 2012
05/12
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Length 0:09 Paul Wheaton talks to John again about the PDC updates in Dayton, MT. John talks about going to the local hot springs, and their toxin-pulling properties. People at the PDC wanted more of Paul. Paul presented on raising chickens . Neil Bertrando presented on keyline systems and using a keyline plow . Paul presented on rocket mass heaters . They worked with cob and natural building. They talked about urban permaculture and pit greenhouses . Discussing the podcast . All part of my...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, hot springs, livestock, keyline, rocket mass heaters, greenhouses
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Mar 27, 2011
03/11
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A mish mash of lots of bits and bobs including invert organic labeling , whole foods quality factor , polyculture , tinkering forum , fluorescent light bulb , eco witch hunt , homestead subreddit , wwoof.org , oasis design , car convoy , raised beds , really saving energy - eliminate the clothes dryer , dry outhouse , humanure All part of my grand permaculture empire. Including permaculture blogs , permaculture videos , permacutlure articles , permaculture podcasts and even a devious...
Topics: energy, outhouse, permaculture, organic, polyculture, whole foods, podcast
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Jul 9, 2011
07/11
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Length 0:25 Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell laugh about two summer solstice events they attended in Seattle. The first was with a Transition Town group that sang and drummed together. Not Paul's thing. They then decided to ask Paul to lead a song... The second was the Fremont Solstice Parade , and the nude bicyclists that precede it every year. Paul and Jocelyn comment a bit on art and freedom--topics they think fit right along with permaculture. Paul mentions the Art, Music, and Aesthetics...
Topics: podcast, parade, art, singing, solstice, seattle
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Jul 10, 2012
07/12
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Length 0:26 Paul Wheaton talks about lawn care with Susanne Schneider . She shares about her hugelkultur beds . Susanne has a lot of hawkweed in her yard, which is allelopathic and prefers acidic, compacted soil. Paul would professionally test the soil pH . They talk about earthworms, using lime, and setting your mowers high. Paul talks about his earthworm habitat idea to deepen the soil. Paul sees permaculture purpose in having some lawn. He talks about planting things like crocuses, Roman...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, lawns, lawncare, grass, hugelkultur, hawkweed, weeds
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Oct 29, 2012
10/12
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In podcast 215, Glenn Kangiser and Paul Wheaton discuss Glennâs Oehler structure. Paul studies the underground cabin as Glenn takes him on a tour of the organic house on the Kangiser farm in central California. In the beginning, Glenn read Mike Oehlerâs book and decided he could build it then began work on his unconventional home that âJust sort of grew.â Now Glennâs home is his own achievement. It has different levels, one that they call the studio apartment level, with one bed, wood...
Topics: organic, farm, soil, gophers
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Jul 13, 2012
07/12
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Length 0:32 Paul Wheaton learns German with Susanne Schneider . Some words they cover include: hello, understand, I, and jelly donut. Paul shares about Sepp Holzer getting angry in German. They learn some pronunciation. They learn: shit, German. They learn some simple sentences. They learn: English, Germany , speak. They learn formal and informal pronouns. They learn: thank you, excuse me, yes, no, Discussing the podcast . All part of my grand permaculture empire. Including permaculture blogs ,...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, German, Sepp Holzer, language, vocabulary, permaculture
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Feb 14, 2012
02/12
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Length 0:20 Paul Wheaton talks with Jocelyn Campbell about reddit , and then get into some listener questions . Paul talks about "putting things to bed" in winter, and how he is not a fan of greenhouses . Paul talks about growing tomatoes from seed . Paul talks about making the big bucks from permaculture . Paul talks about setting yourself up efficiently, such as by letting systems feed systems - outputs feeding inputs. He also talks about finding a niche market. Jocelyn talks about...
Topics: podcast, permaculture, gardening, greenhouses, making money, reddit, farming
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Aug 21, 2011
08/11
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Length 0:59 Paul and Joe talk about turning the back of her property to a food forest. They begin talking about the success of rhubarb --a nitrogen pig--and growing it in hugelkultur beds. Paul mentions putting a sun scoop in--a horseshoe-shaped garden. The curved end would grow the tallest things. They look at Joe's siberian pea shrub and observe its pods snapping. Its leaf litter makes for good organic matter. Paul suggests Joe can her pie cherries, so they don't go to waste, and they briefly...
Topics: podcast, permaculture, rhubarb, bindweed, food forest, seed, grafting, fruit trees, apple trees,...
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Oct 21, 2011
10/11
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Length 1:08 Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell review Gaia's Garden the second part of Chapter 8, by Toby Hemenway . The chapter is called: Creating Communities for the Garden, and it addresses polyculture . He shares what he would plant in his apple tree guild . What you're trying to do is: lure beneficial insects , boost soil tilth and fertility, reduce root competitions, conserve water, balance fungus populations, diversify the yield of food, and create habitat. Creating the guild...
Topics: podcast, permaculture, garden, polyculture, monoculture, Toby Hemenway, guild, ecosystem, apple tree
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Jun 23, 2011
06/11
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Length 0:40 Geoff Badenoch discusses the story behind the Missoula carousel with Paul Wheaton. Geoff has much to say as he was director of the Missoula Redevelopment Agency at the time wood-worker Chuck Kaparich initiated the project. Geoff and Paul talk about the sense of community they feel in Missoula , and additionally discuss the Missoula farmers market . All part of my grand permaculture empire. Including permaculture blogs , permaculture videos , permacutlure articles , permaculture...
Topics: podcast, carousel, missoula, community, carving, fundraising, pennies, merry-go-round
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Apr 22, 2011
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Length 1:20 This podcast covers a LOT of different topics! As mentioned at the beginning of the podcast: email signup . We start off reviewing the movie " Food Matters ". The premise is that many diseases can be resolved by food choices. And this has been discussed several times at the forums. A good start is my thread on eliminating mediation with polyculture cancer ; We talk about raw food ; local food ; the missoula urban demonstration project ; composting toilets ; outhouse ;...
Topics: permaculture, composting toilet, food matters, nutrition, local food, cancer, health, health care,...
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Oct 10, 2011
10/11
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Length 1:11 Paul Wheaton talks to Norris Thomlinson, who lives on 0.2 acres in Portland, Oregon, and has been urban farming . Norris and his partner Tulsey hoped to grow enough food there to feed themselves and a few other people. They realized after a couple years that, unfortunately, they couldn't. They have optimized every square foot of their yard, and even use the roof. Norris has carefully measured what they consumed in calories, and they harvest an average of 750 calories per day--not...
Topics: podcast, permaculture, garden, urban, agriculture, sustainable, green, harvest, perennials, city,...
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Mar 11, 2012
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Length 0:41 Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell discuss huckleberries, and their recent huckleberry pie . Paul shares about the positive responses he had to his recent car rambling podcast . They respond to a question about being an independent thinker. Paul shares about the " evil banana " experiment done with gorillas. Paul talks about pair programming. He ties it back to intentional community and conflict resolution. Paul compares aquaculture to aquaponics . He does not think...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, aquaculture, aquaponics, experiements, permaculture, ponds, dams
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Jan 19, 2012
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Length 2:17 Paul Wheaton talks with Jocelyn Campbell about the state of the jungle. Paul starts out by sharing a youtube about Alan ! He then expresses his desire for his empire to go viral, and his frustration for the amount of hate that has come his way. He has had some responses from people that they are tired of having him talk about CFLs . Paul mentions his recent article on being an eco-poser . Paul doesn't like the phrase "common sense," and thinks it has no use in the English...
Topics: podcast, CFLs, hugelkultur, permaculture, environmentalism, eco, green, sustainability,...
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Dec 4, 2011
12/11
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Length 1:20 Paul Wheaton talks to Jocelyn Campbell again about listener feedback. Paul found out he has lots of conservative listeners, which surprised him, in particular one man who had a few words to say about Christianity. Paul and Jocelyn talk about integrity. Paul talks about his kickstarter campaign. Paul talks about his land situation, and his community desires for the future. He talks a bit about Sepp Holzer . Paul shares his monsignor story. He and Jocelyn talk about Black Friday and...
Topics: podcast, permaculture, ethics, integrity, reuse, Christmas, frugality, gifts, internet
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May 8, 2012
05/12
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Length 1:04 Paul Wheaton and Maddy Harland of Permaculture Magazine talk about how many people they reach. They talk about Skeeter, aka Michael Pilarski . Maddy shares about a digital Permaculture Magazine app on iPads. They talk about printing on paper. Maddy talks about what will be in the next issue. They compare Permaculture Magazine to Permaculture Activist Magazine. Maddy has three new books: Designing Ecological Habitat: Creating a Sense of Place, Permaculture Design Step by Step Guide,...
Topics: podcast, Paul Wheaton, Maddy Harland, permaculture, Michael Pilarski, activism, earth
